A EuroMillions player in Galway is celebrating a life-changing windfall this weekend after becoming an overnight millionaire.
The lucky player scooped €1,005,000 in last night’s EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle Draw on Friday, September 13.
The winning raffle code from last night’s draw was: I-RCP-82103. The National Lottery will confirm the winning store location tomorrow, Sunday.
This is the second of four special draws taking place this month, with each one guaranteeing a winner of €1 million.
Every player in Ireland who purchased a ticket for last night’s draw were automatically entered into the ‘Ireland Only Raffle’ with the unique Raffle number that appeared on their ticket.
As with every EuroMillions draw, the ‘Ireland Only Raffle’ sees 10 raffle codes generated with each winning €5,000.
One of these ten winners then had an additional €1 million added to their prize which resulted in the Leitrim player winning an even bigger prize than usual.
The next EuroMillions special draw will take place on Friday, 20th September, and the final €1 million prize will be up for grabs in the Lotto Plus Raffle Draw on Saturday, 28th September.
A player in Galway took the title of newest National Lottery millionaire in last night’s EuroMillions draw after scooping the €1 million amount in the special Ireland Only Raffle, in addition to the usual €5,000 Raffle prize.
In addition to the big win in Galway, a Dublin player is also celebrating after winning the EuroMillions Plus top prize of €500,000.
The Dublin player purchased their winning ticket on the day of the draw in Spar, Poppintree Parade, Balbutcher Road, Ballymun, and matched the following numbers in the EuroMillions Plus draw: 13, 14, 20, 31, 44.
The National Lottery is urging EuroMillions players in Galway and Dublin to check their tickets very carefully and if they are a winner, they are advised to sign the back of their ticket and to keep it safe.
They should contact the prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie and arrangements will be made for them to collect their prize in Lotto HQ.
Speaking about the two major wins, Sarah Ruane, spokesperson for the National Lottery, expressed her excitement. “We’re thrilled to see two players take home such incredible prizes—one in Galway now €1 million richer, and another in Dublin with a fantastic €500,000 EuroMillions Plus win.”
“It’s always exciting when we get to celebrate multiple big wins like this. For both winners, we recommend signing the back of your tickets, keeping them in a safe place, and contacting our Prize Claims Team as soon as possible.”
“We can’t wait to welcome you to National Lottery HQ to collect your prizes and hear your stories!”
“Over 52,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and EuroMillions Plus draws on Friday night with the Galway player of course taking the title of biggest winner of the night in Ireland.”
“As there was no winner of last night’s €31,511,704 jackpot, Tuesday’s jackpot is set to roll to an estimated €40 million.”
